Special Collection: Trump Administration 2.0: Litigation and Investigations Involving the Government

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This collection includes litigation and DOJ investigations brought by, or otherwise involving, the second Trump administration. Cases in this collection deal with a broad range of civil rights issues, including but not limited to immigration, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive rights, and freedom of speech and the media. Click here for cases brought against the Trump Administration.

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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Noem

1:25-cv-00872 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 24, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Trump administration policies expanding expedited removal of immigrants in the US legally through humanitarian parole processes.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of New York

1:25-cv-00205 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2025

Case Ongoing

Second Trump administration challenge to New York sanctuary city policies.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Illinois

01:25-cv-01285 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

Second Trump Administration challenge to Chicago "sanctuary city" policies.

Case Is Ongoing
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
United States v. Adams

1:24-cr-00556 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 24, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration seeks to dismiss criminal charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, so that he can focus attention on immigration enforcement.

Case Is Ongoing
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
Padres Unidos de Tulsa v. Drummond

5:24-cv-00526 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: May 23, 2024

Closed Date: June 5, 2024

[This summary is temporary while we research the case further.] This case is a challenge to Oklahoma House Bill 4156 (“H.B. 4156”), which created the crime of "impermissible occupation" and allowed l…

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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. Oklahoma

5:24-cv-00511 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: May 21, 2024

Case Ongoing

Second Trump administration reversed position on Oklahoma law imposing state penalties on undocumented immigrants.

Preliminary Injunction Granted

Appeal Pending
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Iowa

4:24-cv-00162 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: May 9, 2024

Case Ongoing

Second Trump administration reversed position on Iowa law imposing state penalties on undocumented immigrants.

Case Dismissed

Affirmed
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Christian Employers Alliance v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1:25-cv-00007 | U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 2025

Case Ongoing

Challenge to Biden-era EEOC position on gender identity discrimination in the workplace. No Trump Administration appearance as yet.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Brik Enterprises, Incorporated

2:24-cv-12817 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Oct. 25, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump administration reversed EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Starboard Group, Inc.

3:24-cv-02260 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Oct. 1, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lush Handmade Cosmetics, LLC

5:24-cv-06859 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
DISABILITY RIGHTS
State of Texas v. Becerra

5:24-cv-00225 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2024

Case Ongoing

State challenge to Biden Administration's discrimination protections for transgender individuals; Trump Administration is likely to change sides.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Boxwood Hotels, LLC

1:24-cv-00902 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Reggio's Pizza, Inc.

1:24-cv-08910 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
State of Texas v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

2:24-cv-00173 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 2024

Case Ongoing

Texas challenged the EEOC’s April 2024 guidance about workplace harassment of transgender employees; Trump Administration is likely to change sides.

Case Is Ongoing
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Harmony Hospitality, LLC

1:24-cv-00357 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: June 13, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
United States v. State of Utah

2:24-cv-00241 | U.S. District Court for the District of Utah

Filed Date: April 2, 2024

Closed Date: Jan. 29, 2025

Trump DOJ voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against Utah for failing to provide gender-affirming care to transgender inmate.

Case Dismissed
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Sis-Bro, Inc.

3:24-cv-00968 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 28, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump Administration reverses EEOC position on federal employment protections for transgender employees.

Case Is Ongoing
PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS/CONTRACTING
Voe v. Mansfield

1:23-cv-00864 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 11, 2023

Case Ongoing

Trump administration reversed position in DOJ statement of interest in case about gender-affirming care for minors

Motion for Emergency or Preliminary Relief Pending
HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
L. W. v. Skrmetti

3:23-cv-00376 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: April 20, 2023

Case Ongoing

Private challenge to Tennessee statute prohibiting gender affirming care for minors. Trump Administration switched sides to support the state.

Pending in Supreme Court
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
CODING IN PROCESS
Denka Performance Elastomer LLC v. EPA

24-01135 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

None
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
CODING IN PROCESS
America First Legal Foundation v. U.S. Government Accountability Office

1:25-cv-00662 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 6, 2025

Case Ongoing

America First Legal Foundation challenged FOIA denial by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Case Is Ongoing
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. v. De Moraes

8:25-cv-00411 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2025

Case Ongoing

Trump Media challenge the suspension of U.S.-based social media accounts by judge on Brazil's highest court.

Temporary Restraining Order Denied
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
CODING IN PROCESS
United States v. City of Durham, North Carolina

1:24-cv-00838 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2024

Case Ongoing

Trump administration reversed position in DOJ employment discrimination lawsuit against Durham, North Carolina

Case Dismissed
CHILD WELFARE
CODING IN PROCESS
United States v. Southwest Key Programs, Inc.

1:24-cv-00798 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: July 17, 2024

challenge to sexual abuse in shelter care facilities for unaccompanied minors
PRESIDENTIAL/GUBERNATORIAL AUTHORITY
Missouri v. Biden

4:24-cv-00520 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: April 9, 2024

Case Ongoing

This is a lawsuit challenging the Biden Administration's SAVE plan for student loan forgiveness. The Attorneys General of seven states (Missouri, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Dakota, Ohio, and O…

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HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND REPRODUCTIVE ISSUES
United States v. State of Idaho

1:22-cv-00329 | U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho

Filed Date: Aug. 2, 2022

Case Ongoing

Trump DOJ dismissed lawsuit challenging Idaho abortion ban under EMTALA.

Preliminary Injunction Granted